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David Manlun
Major David Manlun, KC (27 July 1985 – 7 June 2017) was an Indian Army Officer who was posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra, India's second highest peace-time military decoration. He was from the First Battalion The Naga Regiment. Earlier, In August, 2016, he received the COAS Commendation Card for his extraordinary service. Early life and education David was born on 27 July 1985, in Imphal, Manipur, to parents from the Churachandpur area of Manipur. His father's name is Subedar M Khamzalam (retd.) and mother's name is Nan Nuan Niang. David had a passion for languages, and in addition to English, Hindi, and his native Zou, he was fluent in Mizo, Kuki, and Paite. David completed his 12th schooling from Army Public School, Shillong in 2003. He graduated from St Anthony's College, Shillong in the year 2006. Military career Manlun was commissioned in the Indian Army's 1st Battalion of Naga Regiment as a lieutenant in March 2010 from the Officers Training Academy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major (rank)
Major is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer military rank, rank used in many countries. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators, major is one rank above Captain (land), captain in armies and air forces, and one rank below lieutenant colonel. It is considered the most junior of the senior officer ranks. Background Etymologically, the word stems from the Latin word meaning "greater". The rank can be traced back to the rank of sergeant major general, which was shortened to sergeant major, and subsequently shortened to ''major''. When used in hyphenated or combined fashion, the term can also imply seniority at other levels of rank, including major general, denoting a low-level general officer, and sergeant major, denoting the most senior non-commissioned officer (NCO) of a military unit. The term major can also be used with a hyphen to denote the leader of a military band such as in Pipe-Major, pipe-major or drum-major. Links to major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zou Language
Zou (also spelled Zo and also known as Zokam) is a language of the Northeastern branch of Kuki-Chin languages originating in western Burma and spoken also in Mizoram and Manipur in northeastern India. The name Zou is sometimes used as a cover term for the languages of all Mizo people (Zo people) i.e., Kukish and Chin peoples, especially the Zomi people. The term 'Zo' has been employed in many books to denote the word 'Zo', for simple reason of phonetic usage. The Zo themselves employ the various terms Zo, Zou, and Jo to mean their tribe. Phonology The set of 23 Zou consonantal phonemes can be established on the basis of the following minimal pairs or overlapping words. Besides these 23 Phonemes, 1 consonant is a borrowed phoneme (i.e. /r/), which is found only in loan words, in very rare cases (e.g. /r/ in /rəŋ/ "color"). Along with these consonants, Zou has 7 vowels: i, e, a, É”, o, u, É™. Orthography Vowels * a - * aw - ”* e - /É™* i - ~j* o - * u - ~w Conso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kohima
Kohima (; Tenyidie: Kewhira ()) is the capital of the North East Indian state of Nagaland. With a resident population of almost 100,000, it is the second largest city in the state. Kohima constitutes both a district and a municipality. The municipality covers . The city lies on the foothills of Japfü section of the Barail Range located south of the District () and has an average elevation of . Originally known as Kewhira, Kohima's history goes back to a time when it was a village of the Angami Nagas. It became an urban centre in 1878 when the British Empire established its headquarters of the then Naga Hills District of Assam Province. It officially became the capital after the state of Nagaland was inaugurated in 1963. Kohima was the site of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. The battle is often referred to as the ''Stalingrad of the East''. In 2013, the British National Army Museum voted the Battle of Kohima to be ''Britain's Greatest Battle''. Etymology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Search And Destroy
Seek and destroy (also known as search and destroy, or S&D) is a military strategy which consists of inserting infantry forces into hostile territory and directing them to search and then attack enemy targets before immediately withdrawing. First used as part of counterinsurgency operations during military conflicts in Southeast Asia such as the Malayan Emergency and the Vietnam War, the strategy was developed to take advantage of new technological capabilities available to Western militaries such as the helicopter, which allowed for the adoption of new tactics like the air assault. Primarily used in jungle warfare, the strategy was developed with asymmetric tactics in mind rather than conventional warfare. A related strategy known as clear and hold, which entailed military forces clearing an area of enemy personnel and then keeping the area clear of enemies while winning the local population's support, was developed around the same period and used alongside the search and de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Para (Special Forces)
The Para (Special Forces), informally referred to as Para SF, is a group of special forces battalions of the Parachute Regiment (India), Parachute Regiment in the Indian Army. These units specialise in various roles including counter-insurgency, counter-terrorism, Direct action (military), direct action, Hostage, hostage rescue, special reconnaissance and unconventional warfare. The unit's heritage stems from World War II, with the creation of the 50th Parachute Brigade (India), 50th Parachute Brigade in October 1941 under the British Indian Army. 9 Para (SF) was raised in 1965 as the 9th Parachute Commando Battalion (as part of the Parachute Regiment) and is the oldest among the fifteen Para (SF) units of the Indian Army. It has been involved in various operations including the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Indo-Pakistan war of 1971 (including Chachro Raid), Operation Blue Star, Operation Bluestar, Operation Pawan, 1988 Maldives coup d'état attempt, Operation Cactus, Kargil Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Socialist Council Of Nagaland
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) is a Naga militant and separatist group operating mainly in Northeast India, northeastern part of India, with minor activities in northwest Myanmar. The main aim of the organisation is reportedly to establish the country of Nagalim, a Naga nationalism, sovereign Naga state, which would consist of all the areas inhabited by Naga people, Naga tribes in Northeast India and northwest Myanmar. Despite the name, the group does not endorse the ideology of "Nazism, National Socialism" (often referred to as "Nazism") as practiced by Nazi Germany. Rather, the group's name is derived from their belief in the Nationalism, nationalist goal of a sovereign Naga nationalism, Naga state, combined with their belief in socialism. Due to the area the Naga traditionally inhabit being relatively isolated, the combination of the terms "nationalism" and "socialism" together do not have the same association with Nazism as it does in the Western world. Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Liberation Front Of Asom
The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) is an armed separatist insurgent organisation, that operates in the Indian state of Assam. It seeks to establish an independent sovereign nation state of Assam for the indigenous Assamese people through an armed struggle via the Assam conflict. The Government of India banned the organisation and designated it as an terrorist organisation in 1990, while the United States Department of State lists it under "other groups of concern". According to ULFA sources, it was founded on 7 April 1979 at Rang Ghar and began operations in 1990. Sunil Nath, former Central Publicity Secretary and spokesman of ULFA has stated that the organisation established ties with the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland in 1983 and with the Burma based Kachin Independent Army in 1987. Military operations against the ULFA by the Indian Army began in 1990 and continue to this day. On 5 December 2009, the chairman and the deputy commander-in-chief of ULFA w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India–Myanmar Border
The India–Myanmar border is the international border between India and Myanmar (formerly Burma). The border is in length and runs from the tripoint with China in the north to the tripoint with Bangladesh in the south. History 19th century The first formation of the Indo-Burmese border was through the First Anglo-Burmese War, which resulted in the Treaty of Yandabo in 1826. The Burmese relinquished control over Assam, Manipur, Rakhine (Arakan), and the Taninthayi coast, thereby delimiting much of the modern boundary in general terms. In 1834 the Kabaw Valley areas was returned to Burma and a modified boundary delimited in this region, dubbed the ' Pemberton Line' after a British boundary commissioner, which was later refined in 1881. In 1837 the Patkai Hills were unilaterally designated as the northern boundary. Large swathes of Burma were annexed to the British Empire following the Second Anglo-Burmese War of 1852–53. The remainder of Burma was conquered in 1885 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Combined Defence Services Examination
The Combined Defence Services Examination (CDS) is a standardised test conducted annually by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for recruitment of officer cadets in the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Indian Naval Academy (INA), Air Force Academy (AFA), and Officers Training Academy (OTA). Qualifications The applications are invited every year in the months of December and May, and examinations are conducted in April and September, respectively. Only unmarried graduates are eligible to sit for the exam. Examination is conducted twice a year. Successful candidates are admitted into the respective Academies after an interview conducted by the Services Selection Board Services Selection Board (SSB) is an organization that assesses candidates for becoming officers in the Indian Armed Forces. The board evaluates the suitability of the candidate for becoming an officer using a standardized protocol of evaluatio ... (SSB). Officer jobs are available in the Indian Army, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Public Service Commission
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is a constitutional body tasked with recruiting officers for All India Services and the Central Civil Services (Group A and B) through various standardized examinations. In 2023, 1.3 million applicants competed for just 1,255 positions. The agency's charter is granted by Part XIV of the Constitution of India, titled ''Services Under the Union and the States.'' The commission is mandated by the Constitution for appointments to the services of the Union and All India Services. It is also required to be consulted by the Government in matters relating to appointment, transfer, promotion, and disciplinary matters. The commission reports directly to the President. The commission can advise the Government through the president, although, such advice is not binding. Being a constitutional authority, UPSC is amongst the few institutions that function with both autonomy and freedom, along with the country’s higher judiciary and lately the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shillong
Shillong (, ) is a hill station and the capital of Meghalaya, a Indian state, state in northeastern India. It is the headquarters of the East Khasi Hills district. Shillong is the list of most populous cities in India, 330th most populous city in India with a population of 143,229 according to the 2011 census. It is said that the rolling hills around the town reminded the British Empire, British of Scotland. Hence, they would refer to it as the "Scotland of the East". Shillong has steadily grown in size since it was made the civil station of the Khasi Hills, Khasi and Jaintia Hills in 1864 by the British Raj, British. In 1874, on the formation of Assam as the Chief Commissioner's Province, Shillong was chosen as the headquarters of the new administration because of its convenient location between the Brahmaputra and Surma River, Surma valleys and more so because the climate of Shillong was much cooler than tropical India. Shillong remained the capital of undivided Assam until t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Army Public Schools
Indian Army Public Schools (APS) are chain of educational institutions under regional commands of Indian Army established for the purpose of providing education to the children of Indian armed forces personnel. With a nationwide presence spanning 137 schools, it is one of the largest chains of schools in India. The Army Welfare Education Society (AWES), which was founded in 1983, oversees the management of the APS system, and has established over 137 Army Public schools and 249 Army pre-primary schools across the country, as well as several institutions of higher education. Since their inception, APSs have witnessed significant growth, with a student population of around 20,000 in 1987 expanding to a mammoth system with a current student strength of approximately 2.3 lakh and 8,500 teaching staff. On average, 5,000 students are added to the APS system every year. Notable alumni Sports * Sunil Chhetri – Football player * Neeraj Chopra – Javelin throw * Yogesh Kathun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
